Combined tie plate and rail anchor



June 24, 1930 w. A. MCFARLAND 1,767,937

COMBINED TIE PLATE AND RAIL ANCHOR Filed July 15, 1927 INVENTOR WAM /"ZMAN DA ATTORNEY tom surface 3 thereof.

Patented June 24, 1930 UNITED STATES WILLIAM ANDREW DICFARLANQDpQE} BENA- NESO-TA COMBINED TIE PLATE A;IID=B;AIL ANCHOR Application filed July 15,

My invention relates to improvements in combined tie plates and rail anchors, and it consists in the combinations, constructions, and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a combined tie plate and rail anchor which will rigidly hold the rail against lateral or longitudinal displacement.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described which obviates the need of the ordinary tie plate and protects the tie.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described which has novel means for preventing the tie from splitting, this means serving a double function in that it also holds the rail against displacement.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described which acts as a brace for the rail.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of my device as applied to a rail and a tie,

Figure 2 is a section along the line 22 of Fi ure 1,

Figure 3 is an end elevation taken substantially along the line 33 of igure 1, and

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the device.

In carrying out my invention, I provide an anchor plate 1 having longitudinally extending retaining flanges 2 integral with the bot- Square openings 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 extend through the anchor plate for receiving track spikes 9. A relatively large rectangular opening 10 extends through the anchor plate 1 and is positioned adjacent the openings 6, 7 and 8.

The upper surface 11 of the plate 1 is provided with an upright or abutment 12 oi the shape shown in Figures 1 and 2.

The upright 12 is integral with the plate 1 and is 1927'. Serial No; sea-0 43;

provided with; an

opening; 13" for receiving atrack bolt. .14: i

- anchor 15'. is r provided? with a fluke.- 16 whichis adapted'to be receivediin the opening;

10;:when-the anchor is pensurzfacell ofi-the is provided with an integral upright or brace 17 which has an opening 18 adapted'toreceinezthei track! bolt 14. The anchor 15 is pnovidediwithiinte-gral projections or: flangesl9ia'n'd 20.1wl1ich provide recesses: 21 and 22 ior disposed upon theupreceilving tWOzQfathG track spikes- 9i Azsqu'are opening23extendszthroughithe anchor for receivinganothen ofithe track. spikes 9;;

Froin'..the=. foregoing; description: otthe-va rions parts of thedewice, the operation thereot; may; be readily understood: The anchor:-

plate 1 iszdisposedupon: a tie: 2%: so. that the retaining flanges; 2. extendlengthwise oh the tier; In placingitheyanchorplate in thede sired?v position, it extends beneath a rail 25;

whichirestsrupon,the upper. surface-L1 thereof adjacent the upright 122 The rail; 25-.is pro, vided; with; aniopening 261= for receiving the traiclirbolt litzfl The anchor 15: issthen placed: upon the upperwsurfaices 11; south at the fluke 16 extends:

within the opening 10 and: the upright 17 ispositioned adjacent the rail.'2 5. The track bolt 14-. is. then disposedihrough the openings 18, 26 and 13 in the upright 17, the rail 25, and the upright 12, respectively. A nut 27 is then disposed upon the track bolt 14 and moved upon the bolt by any suitable wrench, not shown, until the uprights 12 and 17 and the rail 25 are rigidly secured together. The track spikes are then disposed in the openings 4 and 5 and driven into the tie 24:, thus rigidly securing theanchor plate to the tie and embedding the retaining flanges 2 in the upper portion of the tie. Additional track spikes 9 are passed through the recess 21, the opening 6, through the recess 22 and the opening 7, through the openings 23 and 8 and 24, thus rigidly securing the anchor and the tie plate to the tie.

The retaining flanges 2 are embedded in the tie 24, and in this manner hold the tie against splitting. These flanges also hold 1 plate 1. The anchor! 15 are all forced into the tie aoP the rail against lateral displacement and cooperate with the track bolt 14: for holding the rail against'longitudinal displacement. I

The fluke 16 of the anchor 15, as indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 2, is adapted for extending under the rail and is in engagement with the under side of said rail. The base portion of the anchor 15, disposed within the opening 10, is adapted to snugly fit within the opening so that there can be no horizontal movement of the anchor 15 with respect to the anchor plate '1. That part of the base portion constituting the fluke 16 prevent-s any vertical movement of the anchor 15 with respect to the anchor plate 1 by reason of the weight of the rail holding it in position. Thus it will be seenthat there can be no horizontal or vertical movement of the anchor 15 with respect to the plate 1 after the whole is locked together as a unit even though the spikes and the bolt become loosened.

I claim:

The combination with a railway tie and a rail, of a rail anchor comprising a plate disposed between the tie and the real, said plate.

being provided with an upwardly projecting flange adapted to abut one side of the rail a. supplementary flange oppositely disosed from said first named flange and adapted to abut the opposite side of said rail, said supplementary flange being provided with a base portion receivable in an opening in said plate, said base portion being provided with a projecting fluke for engaging the under side of the rail, said plate being provided with openings adapted to receive spikes for fastening said plate to the tie, said supplementary flange having an opening adapted to receive a railway spike for fastening said flange to the tie, and fastening means associated with the flanges and the rail for locking the plate, the flanges, and the rail together.

WVILLIAM A. MGFARLAND. 

